Year Long Writing Prompt Journal Activities with Sentence Starters

Do you find it difficult to meet the needs of all the writers in your kindergarten, first, or second-grade classroom? These engaging thematic writing journal activities are differentiated into 4 different stages (pre-literate, emergent, transitional, and fluent writers). This product covers a wide range of learners in the classroom for the year. There is a total of 5 options for each writing prompt which works great for English Language Learners and Special Education. Each prompt includes a full sentence, sentence starter, vocabulary bank, picture bank (picture prompt), or a blank writing space. There is a self-check rubric at each stage where students can make sure they have included a capital letter, ending mark, finger spaces, and that their words and picture match.

This BUNDLE is ALWAYS GROWING! I will add ALL of my Differentiated Writing Journal resources from this product line to this bundle. BUNDLE PRICE INCREASES WITH EACH ADDITION.

✅ Resource 9- Fall Writing Journal added- 7/10/21

✅ Resource 10- Animal A-Z Writing Journal added- 8/31/21

✅ Resource 11- Thanksgiving Writing Journal added- 9/22/21

✅ Resource 12- Gingerbread Writing Journal added- 9/28/21

✅ Resource 13- Christmas Writing Journal added- 10/12/21

✅ Resource 14- Magical Writing Journal added- 11/28/21

✅ Resource 15- Valentine's Day Writing Journal added- 1/26/22

✅ Resource 16- St. Patrick's Day Writing Journal added- 1/28/22

✅ Resource 17- Earth Day Writing Journal added- 3/14/22

✅ Resource 18- Woodland Animal Writing Journal added- 6/8/22

✅ Resource 19- Arctic Animal Writing Journal added- 9/18/22

✅ Resource 20- Space Writing Journal added- 9/22/22

✅ Resource 21- Rainforest Writing Journal added- 5/19/23

✅ Resource 22- Ocean Animals Writing Journal added- 2/6/24

✅ Resource 23- Kindness and Caring Writing Journal added- COMING SOON

AND MANY MORE COMING SOON

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NOT A SCHEDULE FOR JOURNAL RELEASE. IT WILL OCCUR AT MY DISCRETION⚠️

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►388+ Prompts (this will grow as more journals are added)

►5 options for each prompt

►These journals make it SO easy to differentiate for all students in your class!

►Great for ELLs (graphics with vocabulary)

►Great for Special Education (many different options to fit with where your writers are)

⭐Stage 1⭐

Most Kindergarten/PreK students will be in Stage 1 at the beginning of the academic year. Students are learning how to use a pencil, use lines, and understand that letters represent sounds that we read.

The page is created with a complete sentence and a graphic vocabulary bank. Students will trace the typed words (dotted font). Encourage students to use all the graphic words in their pictures and label them. This also helps develop their copying skill.

⭐Stage 2⭐

This stage is for emergent writers. An emergent writer can copy environmental print, create letter strings, and understand the use of beginning sounds.

This stage is created with a graphic vocabulary bank and a sentence starter. Students can use the provided graphic vocabulary to make connections to the sentence. They can choose to use some of the provided words, use sight words, or try creating their own words.

⭐Stage 3⭐

This stage is for transitional writers. A transitional writer will understand letter/sound relationships and can apply beginning and ending sounds. In this stage, students are working on developing medial sounds.

The page is created with a graphic vocabulary word bank. Students can use the graphic word bank to help them create a sentence.

⭐Stage 4⭐

2 Options! In this stage, students are fluent writers. They can organize their writing, express their opinions, and can form words by writing the sounds they hear.

For students in Stage 4, use the page with graphics (no typed words) or the blank page. Students still need the self-check list but will be able to generate their topic and words without help.

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